Step 1. Determine the total number of valence electrons.
Step 2. Write the bond skeleton - Placement of atoms relative to each other
Step 3. Draw a single bond from each surrounding atom to the central atom, and subtract 2e− for each bond from the total to find the number of e− remaining
Step 4. Distribute the remaining electrons in pairs so that each atom ends up with 8e− (or 2e− for H)
Step 5. Change a lone pair to a bonding pair if you run out of electrons before making all atoms HAPPY
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